I found this on the link below and it explains that you can still use your old phone and since faxes work the same I can't see any reason why they wouldn't work as well. Keep em coming I am sure we will answer all the questions eventually. I just think it is a great step foward for our country. Anyway its fun to find the answers to all the questions everyone is comming up with as to why we should go down this path. And the installation is going to be opt out and the government is going to pay for the installation to the house (but if you opt out and later want it you will have to pay yourself) so it is not extra on top of the money from taxpayers apparently it is already budgeted for in the $48Billion.
http://www.iprimus.com.au/PrimusWeb/...me/FAQs.htm#24
"Can I use my current telephone handsets?Yes you can! As long as they aren’t one of those old rotary phones, or ones you see in movies from the 1800’s!"